I'm a motorbike.

**Insanity_rules** · 18th May 2006, 10:30

My kids and my nephews just lurve my bike. I've had mums with lil kids at the supermarket etc come over and want a look so I let em, its fun.

I scared the shit out of my 14 year olds boyfriend by answering the door fully kitted including helmet. He asked me in a stammering voice "are you a biker?" and I said "yeah so you'd better have her home by 9 OK?"

She's never been dropped off late since.

**ZeroIndex** · 18th May 2006, 10:51

Originally Posted by Insanity_rules

...I scared the shit out of my 14 year olds boyfriend by answering the door fully kitted including helmet. He asked me in a stammering voice "are you a biker?" and I said "yeah so you'd better have her home by 9 OK?"

She's never been dropped off late since.

hahaha that is classic

**bert_is_evil** · 18th May 2006, 11:26

The best compliment I've ever had about my bike was when a cute wee kid told me my bike was his favourite one in the rank. Every day for a week or so when I was leaving he'd be waiting there with his dad excitedly to see me ride away and wave. His dad looked like he was getting pretty sick of it toward the end...

**XP@** · 18th May 2006, 13:14

Almost every day my 2yr old daughter wants to go to the garage to see daddys bike. When my f650 broke down i told her and she started crying.

On monday my new bike arrived by truck...
Amberely was falling over herself to run and tell me (about 100 times) "Daddy, new bike here cool bike..."

Just another couple of years and she will be on a bike... just have to convince mummy it's safe.

Other kids, can also be great ego boosts, If they look round at me I always give them a wave and a smile. But this morning, I had a pair of crossing monitors shout, in unison, "WOW Cool bike!" tell you how good did I feel :-)

**Sketchy_Racer** · 18th May 2006, 14:11

Yeah I love it when you get guys that are about 18 or older commenting my bike when im at the servos getting gas. Then i take of my helmet (with tinted visor) and they find out im youger than them

One guy said after i took the helmet off "sounds like a scooter tho" then he walked off

I rode past a school everyday and hear the voices of kids going on.... "wowwww a biiiiikeeee!!!"

**ZeroIndex** · 18th May 2006, 15:02

Originally Posted by RG100!!

One guy said after i took the helmet off "sounds like a scooter tho" then he walked off

REPLY: "..and you sound like a dumbass.."

Originally Posted by RG100!!

I rode past a school everyday and hear the voices of kids going on.... "wowwww a biiiiikeeee!!!"

I get that everyday - Especially going past kindergartens and things like that..

**Rosie** · 18th May 2006, 15:03

Strangest comment I've had was "That's a really nice bike for someone your age to own" I couldn't think of a tactful way of asking how old she thought I was, so I just nodded and smiled.

**ZeroIndex** · 18th May 2006, 15:15

Originally Posted by Rosie

Strangest comment I've had was "That's a really nice bike for someone your age to own" I couldn't think of a tactful way of asking how old she thought I was, so I just nodded and smiled.

haha..

unrelated story.. (well kinda).. went in to drop mail off at one of the schools in Hamilton (Catholic Dio - if anyone knows that?), anyway.. I was wearing my black jacket that day (can't remember why i didn't have my dxmail one on), and I'm the only DXMail person that wears a full-face helmet (with black tinted visor to add to that), onto the punchline.. walk in (with the visor down), and the secretary JUMPS, i put the mail on her desk, and then says "oh, i thought you were here to rob us.." BWA HAHAHAHA

**Sketchy_Racer** · 18th May 2006, 17:19

Originally Posted by ZeroIndex

REPLY: "..and you sound like a dumbass.."

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Hmmmm *writez it in notebook*

**aff-man** · 18th May 2006, 18:34

ok I must admit that I do give kids the big wave when they wave at me......

Don't tell Quartida but when the audience gets a bit older... and especially female..... I tend to get a bit wheelie happy...

**Skytwr** · 18th May 2006, 20:00

Due to the fact that there are not a lot of bikes on the road compared to the numerous number of jap import cars, children seeing a motorbike is something special. Every day i get home from work my kids are waiting for a ride on the bike down the drive and into the garage. They toot the horn rev the engine and go for rides in the street and even help to clean it.

Kids love bikes you see it when they get their first trike and then their first two wheeler.

much joy for them

**ZeroIndex** · 18th May 2006, 23:38

Originally Posted by Skytwr

Due to the fact that there are not a lot of bikes on the road compared to the numerous number of jap import cars, children seeing a motorbike is something special. Every day i get home from work my kids are waiting for a ride on the bike down the drive and into the garage. They toot the horn rev the engine and go for rides in the street and even help to clean it.

Kids love bikes you see it when they get their first trike and then their first two wheeler.

much joy for them

..they can clean my bike.. it's starting to look a little dirty.. meh.. i shall stop in at my friendly wash world tomorrow night (when all the boy-racers are out) and clean my honda and kinetic

**DingDong** · 18th May 2006, 23:50

Theres an old guy who lives across the road from me... he almost pisses himself laughing whenever i do burn-outs or play up & down my drive-way.
I offered him a ride but he turned it down, what a hard case dude...

**Pixie** · 19th May 2006, 02:31

Originally Posted by Quartida

The other day aff-man and I went for a quick blat into Manukau. We popped into Arthur's Emporium (in all our gear) for me to grab something. Inside were these two kids, about 3 and 4 years old, with their mum. As we were standing at the counter, the little girl says to her mum (quite loudly):

"They're motorbikes!"

It was so cute. And rather amusing, as the mum patiently explained that we RODE motorbikes.

As we were leaving on the bike I waved goodbye to the boy and he looked so excited, as if it was the best thing in his day that a person on a bike was waving at him.

I've only ever had good reactions from parents and their kids when I've been wearing my gears.* Just interested in whether anyone else has had similar experiences. Or perhaps completely different ones?

* Apart from when I was at Mission Bay one Sunday afternoon with Aff, and I could practically hear all the mothers thinking, "Well! I hope MY daughter doesn't turn out like THAT!"

They wait till we are out of earshot to tell their kids we are granny rapists and baby eaters,so as not hurt our feelings